MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines has protested a new Chinese law that authorizes its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels and destroy other countries’ structures on islands it claims, Manila’s ...

China and the Philippines' intensifying blame game over twin collisions in the disputed South China Sea is heightening the risks of armed conflict that could draw in the US, a Chinese observer has ...

CANBERRA (Reuters) -China is stepping up pressure on the Philippines to concede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Manila's Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday after meeting ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China warned on Wednesday that a deepening security alliance between the United States and the Philippines should not harm its security and territorial interests and ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — American and Filipino forces on Tuesday launched their largest combat exercises in decades in the Philippines and its waters across the disputed South China Sea and ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military chief demanded Wednesday that China return several rifles and equipment seized by the Chinese coast guard in a disputed shoal and pay for ...

The Philippines and China exchanged accusations of intentionally ramming coast guard vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Saturday, the latest in an escalating series of clashes in ...

Frictions in the South China Sea have shown no sign of easing, raising concerns that tensions will continue to bedevil one of the world's busiest maritime waterways. This week, just as China ...

Examine the escalating tensions between China and the Philippines over island disputes, potential US involvement, and the broader geopolitical implications in the South China Sea. James Comey ...

The disputes involve China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei, and are regarded as a flashpoint in a delicate fault line in U.S.-China rivalry in the region.